indica
See also: indicá, índica, and indicà
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin indica (“inducus”), from being associated with the Indian Subcontinent.
Noun
indica
- A species descriptor, for species described from samples from the Indian Subcontinent.
See also
- indianensis (New World)
English
Etymology
From Latin indica, from being associated with the Indian Subcontinent.
Noun
indica (plural indicas)
- Any of the indica subspecies of the rice Oryza sativa, which (unlike the japonica or sinica subspecies) are non-sticky and long-grained.
- 1986, Rice Genetics: Proceedings of the International Rice Genetics Symposium, 27-31 May 1985, International Rice Research Institute:
- The isograms were typical of differences between two subspecies but also of those between different lines of japonicas or indicas.
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- Marijuana of the species Cannabis indica.
- 2008, J. C. Stitch, Marijuana Garden Saver: Handbook for Healthy Plants:
- Most commonly grown strains of cannabis are sativa, indica, or a hybrid of the two. Sativas have long skinny leaves; indicas have short, fat, stubby leaves.
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Anagrams
- Dianic
Catalan
Pronunciation
- (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /inˈdi.kə/
- (Valencian) IPA(key): /inˈdi.ka/
Verb
indica
- third-person singular present indicative form of indicar
- second-person singular imperative form of indicar
Italian
Verb
indica
- third-person singular present indicative of indicare
- second-person singular imperative of indicare
Anagrams
- ancidi, candii, canidi, incida
Latin
Pronunciation
- (indicā) (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈin.di.kaː/, [ˈɪn.dɪ.kaː]
- (indica) (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈin.di.ka/, [ˈɪn.dɪ.ka]
Etymology 1
See the etymology of the main entry.
Verb
indicā
- second-person singular present active imperative of indicō
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Adjective
indica
- inflection of indicus:
- nominative/vocative singular feminine
- nominative/vocative/accusative plural neuter
Adjective
indicā
- ablative singular feminine of indicus
See also
- indianensis
Portuguese
Verb
indica
- third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of indicar
- second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of indicar
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /inˈdika/, [ĩn̪ˈd̪ika]
Verb
indica
- Informal second-person singular (tú) affirmative imperative form of indicar.
- Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of indicar.
- Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted?) present indicative form of indicar.